• Night sky guide for January 2014

    January 1 – New Moon – 11:14 UTC. The Moon will be directly between the Earth and the Sun and will be completely unilluminated.

    January 2, 3 – Quadrantids Meteor Shower peak nights. The Quadrantids have the potential to be

  • Surprising, strong eruption of San Miguel volcano, El Salvador

    After 11 sleepy years, San Miguel volcano (Chaparrastique) in El Salvador experienced a strong eruption on December 29, 2013 at 16:50 UTC (10:50 am local time). Eruption column was estimated rising up to 9 km (29 500 feet) and civil alert status for the area around…

  • “Australia’s Stonehenge,” and so much more!

    What follows is the “Conclusion/Hypothesis” taken from our archaeological paper written on the Standing Stones found within 40 kilometers of Mullumbimby, Australia. 

    During the brief period this site was first investigated before it was

  • Vast new freshwater sources discovered under the sea

    A new study, published December 5 in the international scientific journal Nature, reveals that vast underwater offshore reserves of fresh and brackish water are a global phenomenon.

    The discovery is providing new opportunities to stave off a looming global

  • Seed diversity has collapsed more than 12-fold since early 1900s

    From the looks of an average produce section in a typical American supermarket, it might seem like modern society has access to basically every major type of fruit, vegetable and herb one could want. But a survey conducted by the U.S. National Seed Storage Laboratory